Upper Los Angeles River and Tributaries Working Group: membership: revitalization plan

The law gives a Los Angeles City Council district with the most Upper Los Angeles River frontage guaranteed representation and requires regular review of the river revitalization plan.

What the law does ​

• Raises the working group's maximum membership to 25 appointed representatives.
• Requires one member to represent the Los Angeles City Council district with the greatest number of Upper Los Angeles River miles.
• Requires the working group to meet at least annually to evaluate and report plan-implementation progress to the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy.
• Allows the working group to propose plan amendments and requires the conservancy to act on them within 60 days.
• Makes approved amendments effective immediately.

Who it affects ​

• Communities along the Upper Los Angeles River, Pacoima Wash, Tujunga Wash, Verdugo Wash, and Arroyo Seco.
• Local governments, nonprofit organizations, and other entities implementing the revitalization plan.
• The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy and the working group.

Context ​

The working group operates within the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy and oversees a watershed-based revitalization plan for the Upper Los Angeles River and specified tributaries.